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Populism and Feminism in Iran

Women’s Struggle in a Male-Defined Revolutionary Movement

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. Haideh Moghissi

    1. Department of Sociology Atkinson College, York University, Toronto, Canada

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Part of the book series: Women's Studies at York Series (WSYS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Haideh Moghissi
      Pages 1-23

  3. Women and Social Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. The Emerging Women’s Movement

      • Haideh Moghissi
      Pages 27-36

    3. Women and Social Reforms

      • Haideh Moghissi
      Pages 37-53

  4. Women and Other Political Forces

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Islamists and Women’s Rights

      • Haideh Moghissi
      Pages 57-71

    4. Sexual Politics of the Left

      • Haideh Moghissi
      Pages 88-104

  5. Women’s Movement, Revolution, and the Left

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. The Fedayeen and Women’s Struggle

      • Haideh Moghissi
      Pages 107-138

    3. The National Union of Women

      • Haideh Moghissi
      Pages 139-158

    4. A Failed Socialist-Feminist Experience

      • Haideh Moghissi
      Pages 159-182

    5. Conclusion: Finding a Space, Reclaiming Politics

      • Haideh Moghissi
      Pages 183-190

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 191-217
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Women presented the first effective challenge to the Islamic regime and the clerical authority in post-revolutionary Iran. Women's activism in support of their legal rights and personal freedom, however, did not develop into a strong movement against the rising fundamentalism. The Iranian socialists did not support women's autonomous organizations. The convergence of the Left's populism with Islamic populism, and the influence of the Iranian/Shiite political culture that promotes male authority and female submission, could not reconcile with women's claims to individual rights, choice, and personal freedom and their struggle for autonomy and self-determination in private or public life.
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  • Department of Sociology Atkinson College, York University, Toronto, Canada

    Haideh Moghissi

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